[GRLUG] Does anyone know PBX - Asterisk

[Bill Creswell]

Oooh - I like that idea. What is required then, to get phone numbers?Since
we have the Video Phones as a major communication service, the Internet
connection will be vital anyway.

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:34 PM, Greg Folkert <greg at gregfolkert.net> wrote:

> You might consider a managed Asterisk system
>
> We use Aretta.com
>
> http://www.aretta.com/
>
> Very good features set and cut our costs hugely. Only thing you have to
> have is a reliable internet connection that can support all your phones,
> which is typically a lot less than many POTS or managed T-1 services.
>
> We saved a serious amount of monthly cash going to a managed service.
>
> On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 11:46 -0500, Bill Creswell wrote:
> > I am on the board of a non-profit, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services,
> > and we are moving to a new location.
> >
> >
> > I am not particularly familiar with phone systems or requirements, but
> > I have heard the costs may run into the tens of thousands of dollars,
> > which we don't have.
> >
> >
> > After reading
> > this http://www.chayden.net/Asterisk/SeUpAsteriskAtHome.htm
> > I began to wonder what might be necessary to setup a decent system.
> >
> >
> > We do need voice for the receptionist, and a few employees, and the
> > rest will be using Video Phones which, as I recall, just run off the
> > internet service. So it would seem to me overkill, to spend large sums
> > of money for a few extensions. Therefore, it is possible that a
> > smaller PBX system run off Asterisk may do the trick.
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know about this stuff?
> >
> >
> > Is anyone willing to donate some time/knowledge, or discount some
> > "professional" installation?
> >
> >
> > Or even know a cheap way for a small non-profit to get phone service?
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
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